The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-29

the ground, Her frightened err
brought Us to the scene, where we
found her half fainting with terror and
Marco Stamping OH the COPY,
But we cop ed it too, Marco. i
said trying to soothe hinSs
..Y On 1a,ie1l " said the old man, with
a whitening scorn for the first time
using The second person in addressing
us "Brtno one would ever have
known your copiesr'
My brother was not with us that day
and we three women had to 20; he
would not allow us to stay longer.
And I think on the whole, we were
rather glad to reach the street again.
But the next morning we went dack
reinforced by Edward and an abund.
ance OF gifts; even the English girl was
fascinated by our angel
Old Marco admitted us. He was nc
longer angry, there was look OF in
difference on his face which made us
hope that he had forgotten it all But
through the whole of both the long
visitas of empty rooms he made us 20
while he gave us minute descriptions
Of all the vanished paintings. desctip-
tion which was never varied by So
much as a new comma We did not dare
to interrupt him lest it should rouse his
wrath again, and so we held our peace
and went through the ordeal ais graci-
ously as we could. AT last it was over,
OF his own accord he pointed down the
corridor
'sThe door is open, be said.
''He was not going with us, then, =
we mutely signaled to each other
''Betser and betterl' And we went
on.
But--alasl alasl when we reached the
chapel our beautiful angel was gone.
Only gaping blank remained where
her loyeliness had been.
We exclaimed and deplored; we were
angry.
Lucy sat down on the step Of the
alter and cried. i think my own eyes
were 4 little wet too; for it was like the
death OF an old friend
We heard step coming down the
corridor. Old Marco appeared az the
door.
You will not rob the Marchese non
he said, with his cold smile.
The wicked nephew only laughed
when he heard it, and turned 10 his
vegetables again. .TrnlyN he said.
"old Marco is delightful old originall
One could never tell what he would do
next
The 10th Of May, 1880 arrived in
Florence last evening and have Just
come fron the Palazzo Accolti It
has been turned into middle-slass
lodging, or rather apartment hous Sstnl
every room was full, even old Marcos
cell Partitions had been put up in
the large drawing rooms; the chapel
was a kitchen. | inquired for old
Morco; he had died the year before,
His son, coming on ST. Johns Day as
usual, had found the door unlocked
and his father lying on his pallet-bed.
which he had brought down into the
large hall in order he said. .sthe better
to guard the pictures. He seemed to
suffer no pain, but with his son sitting
by his side he passed away at midnight,
quiet and conscious but silent to the
last
l turned away, but the yender Of
lamps, whose shop was now further
down the street, had recognized me
and came forward eager To finish tho
tale. The old Marchese had died only
month before the death Of the
keeper; and he, he ERsa:sfsEEaaello. yender Of
lamps, considered that the one event
caused the other. What would you'll
The Palazzo was to be sold, had not
the sale already been proclaimed?
Could old Marco live elsewherep
Could his feet learn how to walk in
other rooms. or his eyes learn to see Id
other airP Manifestly not, as their ex-
cellence must see. There had been
worthy one; Marcos
son was a pious and patient soul. But
old Marco himself -ah! there was a
madnessl But, if their excellence was
in haste, he most humbly effaced him
self, and with all good wishes and
blessings, gave to their excellence
good-day. - Coatance FeeDinioYe Wool.
son Ia Christian Union.